Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556420

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556420

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Public and Private Lies: Retelling the clash of duty, power and sexual indulgence in the Roman imperial court. The Australian public has a genuine and demonstrable interest in Ancient World Studies. This project offers them insight into how the ancient world constructed its political scandals. It examines the interrelationship of private acts and public conduct during the height of the Roman empire, and how personal morality was perceived to affect capability to govern. It provides a case study for the assessment of similar scandals in the modern world. By reading ancient perspectives on "sex", "power", and "privacy", we better understand our world and the potential for miscommunication across cultures. The project also promotes co-operation between metropolitan and regional universities in sharing resources in a national collaborative project.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Literary Studies | Latin And Classical Greek | Culture, Gender, Sexuality | Latin |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Communication Across Languages and Cultures | Culture, Gender, Sexuality | Languages and Literature | Latin | Latin And Classical Greek | Literary Studies | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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